Café Scientifique: Why are my dreams so weird? (Are yours too?)

Please join us for the June Cafe Scientifique where Professor Caroline Horton, from BGU, will discuss why our dreams are so weird.

Many people assume that bizarreness is a key feature of dreaming. In fact, it’s a key feature of our waking cognition, too! In this presentation, we will explore the characteristics of dreaming across the sleep cycle, including such weirdness, and identify what it may tell us about the nature and function of cognition during sleep, i.e. a time when we are somewhat “out of our minds”.

We will explore contemporary approaches to dreams, advancing technological approaches to studying them, and the extent to which our memories bias what we remember of our nightly visions.

Please don’t expect your dreams to be interpreted! A scientific approach to dreaming is advocated, along with a healthy fascination of consciousness and human experience.

Date: Tuesday 11 June
Time: 6.30pm
Location: The Cafe Bar

The event is free, but booking is required. Please click HERE to book your space.

Story submitted by Sean Morton
smorton@lincoln.ac.uk